FNUS73 KFGF 131712 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR AGASSIZ...USFWS AGASSIZ NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1212 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON AUGUST 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MIN RH VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DROP AS LOW AS PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. EVAPOTRANSPIRITATION AND MOISTURE POOLING AHEAD OF STALLED FRONT...WIND SHIFT LINE INITIALIZING CONVECTION ALONG THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER THAT WILL STAY NORTH OF YOUR AREA...WILL KEEP MIN RHS AROUND 50 PERCENT AT BEST. THIS FRONT NORTH OF THE AREA WILL PROVIDE EAST SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92. MIN HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 1900 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 16 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........46 46 47 49 52 54 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............81 84 87 88 89 89 89 RH..............63 61 53 50 47 49 54 20 FT WIND DIR..ESE SE SE SE SSE SSE S 20 FT WIND SPD..9 11 12 14 14 11 9 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 20 20 20 15 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-69. MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST UP TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........58 60 60 61 62 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............87 81 75 72 69 67 RH..............57 52 64 73 78 85 20 FT WIND......S 6 SE 5 SE 5 E 5 E 4 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 17 TO 23 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........65 67 68 69 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP............66 76 84 88 RH..............90 67 53 45 20 FT WIND......E 5 SE 8G15 S 11G20 SE 8G15 $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...DARRIN FRANCO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090813.AGASS.01/FGF